Words (F. R. David album)

1982 studio album by F. R. David

Words

Studio album by

F. R. David

Released| 1982
Genre|

* Soft rock[1]
* Eurobeat[1]
* synth-pop[1]

Length| 33:58
Label| Carrere
Producer|

* Frédéric Leibovitz
* Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun

F. R. David chronology
|  | Words
(1982)  | Long Distance Flight
(1984)

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Words is the debut studio album by French singer F. R. David. Its title track, "Words", was a commercial success in Europe, reaching number one in ten countries across the continent, as well as peaking at No. 2 in the United Kingdom,[2] France and Netherlands.

## Track listing

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1. "Words" (Robert Fitoussi) – 3:31
2. "Someone to Love" (Fitoussi, Daniel Darras, Richelle Dassin) – 3:28
3. "Take Me Back" (Fitoussi, Darras) – 3:55
4. "Pick Up the Phone" (Fitoussi, Richelle Dassin) – 3:10
5. "Music" (Frédéric Leibovitz, Darras, Sam Choueka) – 3:13
6. "Rocker Blues" (Fitoussi, Dassin) – 3:41
7. "Givin' It Up" (Fitoussi, Pepin) – 3:19
8. "He" (Fitoussi, Pepin, Dassin) – 3:13
9. "Porcelain Eyes" (Darras, Fitoussi) – 2:41
10. "Can't Get Enough" (Fitoussi, Pepin, Dassin) – 4:00

## Personnel

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* F.R. David: Rhythm guitar, vocals
* Patrice Tison: Lead guitar
* Daniel Darras: Keyboards, saxophone
* Gilles Douieb, Michel Assa: Bass
* Benjamin Cohen, Roger Rizzitelli: Electronic drums
* Joël Fajerman: Drum programming

## Production

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* Arranged by F.R. David, Daniel Darras and Frédéric Leibovitz
* Produced by Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun and Frédéric Leibovitz
* Engineered by Daniel Darras
* Mixed by Dominique Poncet
* Design, photography – Richard Charpagne

## Charts

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Chart performance for Words Chart (1982–1983)  | Peak
position

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Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] | 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 3
UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 46

## References

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1. ^ a b c Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
2. ^ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved April 30, 2009)
3. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – F-R David – "Words"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
5. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – F-R David – "Words"". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – F-R David – "Words"". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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